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INVARIANT LLC

Lobbying for COGNITION AI, INC. · Artificial intelligence software developer.

Filing Registration

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2025

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 9, 2025

Money reported

None

Registrations and no-activity reports carry no figure.

Client based in

California

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 5

DENA BARON SMITH New on this filing

Previously held: Subcmte Staff Dir/Clerk, Appropriations Cmte, U.S. House of Representatives (2005-2021); Pro Staff Member/Staff Asst, Appropriations Cmte, U.S. House of Representatives (1999-2004); Program Analyst, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1995-1999)
THEODORE TANZER New on this filing

Previously held: Sr. Counsel, House Energy & Commerce (23-24); Counsel, Commissioner Feldman, US CPSC (19-22); Pro. Staff Member, Sen. Commerce Committee (19); Law Clerk, Sen. Commerce Committee (18-19); Fellow, Sen. Thune (18); Intern, Sen. Repub. Conference (18)
SEAN SWEENEY New on this filing

Previously held: U.S. Department of Commerce, CHIPS Program Office: Dep Dir of Leg Affairs (2024-2025); Leg Affairs Adv (2024); Sen. Mark Warner: Leg Asst (2021-2024); Leg Correspondent (2015-2018); State Scheduler (2015)
JOEL SCOTT RICHARD New on this filing

Previously held: Senior Counsel, Rep. Ted Deutch (2017 - 2021); Legislative Assistant/Counsel, Rep. Ted Deutch (2013 - 2017); Legislative Fellow, Rep. Ted Deutch (2012 - 2013)
JACK SCHULER New on this filing

Previously held: Budget Director, House Armed Services Committee (2009-2019)

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Lobbying activity 1

Computer Industry

Artificial intelligence policy.

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.